Vocab Flashcards by Matt Kane | Brainscape

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Amicable

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Adjective

friendly, peaceable

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Anomaly

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Noun

Something different or irregular

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Berate

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Verb

To scold or criticize harshly

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Capricious

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Adjective

unpredictable, whimsical

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Confidant

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Noun

Someone entrusted with another’s secrets

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Demure

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Adjective

Modest or shy

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Dogmatic

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Adjective

Holding firmly to a particular set of beliefs with little or no basis.

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Enhance

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Verb

To improve in quality or value

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Extol

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Verb

To greatly praise

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Feral

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Adjective

Wild

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Gullible

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Adjective

Easily fooled

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Heinous

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Adjective

Very evil, hateful

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Ineffable

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Adjective

Difficult to describe or express

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Lucid

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Adjective

Clear and understandable

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Mercurial

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Adjective

Changing quickly and unpredictably.

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Novice

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Noun

Beginner

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Ornate

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Adjective

Highly decorated, elaborate

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Propagate

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Verb

To cause to grow

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Quell

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Verb

To quiet, to suppress

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Raze

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Verb

To completely destroy; demolish

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Timorous

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Adjective

Fearful, timid

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Utopia

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Noun

An imaginary, perfect society

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Vex

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Verb

To irritate, annoy, or trouble

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Zealous

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Adjective

Filled with eagerness, fervor, or passion

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Whimsical

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Adjective

Based on capricious, carefree, or sudden impulse or idea; fanciful, playful